STELLAR CARRIERS INC

Lake Zurich, IL · Interstate · 97 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Feb 15, 2011 (15 years)

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Operating authority
Active
MC739086: Motor carrier active
FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$1,000,000
Required minimum: $750,000
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
13.3%
15 of 113 vehicle inspections · Illinois avg 24.1%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

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Operating authority

MC739086 FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026

Motor carrier
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Active
Liability insurance on file$1,000,000 (required: $750,000)

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Insurance on file

Liability (BI&PD) pays for injury and damage to other people and property; it does not cover the freight. Cargo insurance covers the freight. FMCSA only requires cargo filings from household goods carriers and freight forwarders, so most carriers file none: ask for a cargo certificate that fits your load. No cargo cover filed with FMCSA.

TypeDocketLayerInsurerCoverageEffectiveStatus
Liability (BI&PD)MC739086PrimaryGreat West Casualty Co
Policy MCP83825A · BMC-91X
$1,000,000Feb 17, 2023Active

Source: FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026. Identical filings repeated in the FMCSA data are shown once; a filing listed under two dockets is one policy, not extra coverage. Coverage is the maximum amount filed with FMCSA, not the full policy.

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Roadside inspections Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

228inspections
13.3%vehicle out-of-service
15 of 113 · Illinois avg 24.1%
0.9%driver out-of-service
2 of 228 · Illinois avg 4.4%
74violations written on inspection reports
10 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Oct 13, 2026IN11Yes
Oct 8, 2026FL31No
Oct 7, 2026NC10No
Oct 7, 2026IN31No
Oct 6, 2026NY21No
Oct 4, 2026CA21Yes
Sep 30, 2026CT30No
Sep 30, 2026WY30No
Sep 30, 2026TN30No
Sep 28, 2026TN30No
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The Illinois average covers 195,261 vehicle and 387,726 driver inspections of all Illinois-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile ↗ · SAFER snapshot ↗

Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months

49 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 17 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 74 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026 window. The SMS count comes from FMCSA's own monthly SMS snapshot, which uses its own 24-month window and only the violations it scores. Both are FMCSA figures; they measure different things.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceShareIllinois share
Vehicle Maintenance291659.2%60.9%
Unsafe Driving15030.6%19.8%
Hours-of-Service Compliance408.2%14.8%
Driver Fitness112.0%3.6%
10 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS
Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375A3TAOL
55
State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign light lane marking other
Dangerous Driving · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLTCD
50
Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALTSI
22
Flat tire or fabric exposed
Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375A
22
State/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane
Dangerous Driving · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLML
20
State/Local Laws - Unlawfully parking /leaving vehicle on roadway
Other Driver Violations · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLUP
20
Inoperable Required Lamp
Clearance Identification Lamps/Other · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939
20
Washers - Inoperative washing system.
Windshield/ Glass/ Markings · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39378AWS
20
Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) in accordance with the current corresponding FMCSA enforcement guidance (391.
General Driver Qualification · Driver Fitness · code 39111B2Q
11
Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured
General Securement · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3929A2C
11

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 18, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the Illinois column is the mix across all Illinois-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.

Crashes Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

5crashes
0fatal
2injury
3tow-away
5 most recent crashes
DateLocationFatalitiesInjuries
Jul 31, 2026Dimmick Twp, IL00
Mar 16, 2026Ashkum Twp, IL00
Feb 28, 2026Town Of Pines, IN01
Nov 24, 2025Sergeant Township, PA00
Jun 19, 2025Walkertown, NC01

Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 18, 2026

USDOT number2120601
MC / docketMC739086
Legal nameSTELLAR CARRIERS INC
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units97
Drivers95
Annual mileage6,300,000 (2025)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedFeb 15, 2011 · 15 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateMay 21, 2025

Cargo carried

General FreightCommodities Dry BulkPaper Products

Questions about STELLAR CARRIERS INC

What does STELLAR CARRIERS INC's operating authority allow?

MC739086: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).

Which information about STELLAR CARRIERS INC is old or missing?

FMCSA has not issued a safety rating, which means no compliance review is on record, not that the carrier is unsafe.

What should I verify before booking STELLAR CARRIERS INC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 2120601. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (847) 374-1242, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC739086, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.

Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 18, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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